Shoe



Feb. 21, 1928.

T. N. MORGAN SHOE Filed Jan. 16. 1926 Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES TEOFIL N. MORGAN, or, DAYTON, pnro.

SHOE.

Application filed January 16, 1926. Serial No. 81,842.

-This invention relates to shoes.

The object attained in the invention is a shoe especially adapted forhard usage, as a rough walking shoe, farmers and lumbermans shoe, steelmill and foundry workers shoe, etc., the im roved shoe being hereinshown and descri ed more particularly as moulders shoe.

While the improved shoe is especially adaptable for wear underconditions of rough usage, it is nevertheless designed and made in anexcellent style for general-use.

The design of the improved shoe lends itself to low cost of production,it being com- 5 posed of few and simple parts assembled on linesconvenient for low cost manufactur- The shoe is especially designed toprotect the ankles and the'upper portions of the feet of the wearer byexcluding the weather and the rough elements under foot when worn out ofdoors, to protect the feet of moulders from hot metal, the direct heatfrom furnaces, cupolas, etc., and generally to w1th-.

stand rough conditions of wear.

I In the accompanying drawings, the several parts of the upper part ofthe shoe are shown separately and also assembled before the sole isapplied, the detail showingof the parts serving to illustrate the noveldesign of the parts which give effect in the shoe to its characteristicfeatures and qualities.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a diagram or plan view of the main or front upper of the shoe;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of an insert for the p Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the complete assembly of the upper part ofthe shoe;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the completed shoe.

As here shown, the front upper'l of the shoe including the rearwardlyextended button or buckle flaps 2 is a single piece except as to theinsert 3. The peculiar cutting of the main part 1 of the front upper, asillus trated in Fig. 1, adapts the part to be cut with the minimum wasteof stock, the entire upper of the desired shape being then completed bythe addition of the insert 3. The curved and diagonal cuts 4-5 on lineswhich define the top and the front medial line 3 respectively of theshoe present the space, when the part is folded on its front medialline, for the insert 3, the assembly of the two parts beingon lineswhich effect neatness of design and a construction well adapted in ashoe for roughwear. The scams 6 of the insert occur on lines whichdevelop no weakness in the construction or discomfort to the wearer. I V

The rear uppers 7 of the shoe are in two pieces sewed together on amedial seam line '7 at the rear of the shoe and to the front upper onopposite seam lines 8, thus presenting a space on each side of the shoefor an elastic 9 interposed between the uppers in the well known mannerof the congress gaiter shoe.

Disposed over the elastic inserts 9 are opposite rearwardly extendedcover flaps 10, terminating in the button flaps 2 and under cut as at 11to give free action to the elastics, shield inserts 12 being arrangedinwardly adjacent the under out portions to more effectively close theoverlapping joint.

The essential novelty, of the construction as here shown consists in thepeculiar cutting of part 1 with respect to effecting'the contour of thefront of the shoe, the shape including the cover flaps 10 and fasteningflapsQ- being completed by the insert 3. It will be observed that thearrangement is effected with the minimum of material and a design whichis neat and highly meritorione from the View point of utility; It willbe noted that the entire construction consists of few parts and that itis free from multiple overlapping thickness of material,

this having reference to the gaiter elastics and the single flaps whichserve to cover the elastics and thus to protect the feet of the wearerunder conditions herein pointed out.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A shoe including front and rear upper portions, elastics interposedon the opposite sides of the shoe between said portions, and coveringportions for the elastics extended rearward from said front portion,said front portion having an insert joined thereto by a seam extendeddownward from the upper edge along the center line, thence laterallyalong the side, and thence upward and rearward to the upper edge of theshoe.

2. A shoe including front and rear upper portions, elastics interposedon the opposite sides ofthe shoe betweensaid portions, undercut,rearward extended portions formed integral with said front portion, andshield inserts coacting with said rearward extended portions forcovering the elastics, said front portion having an insertjoi-ned-theretening extensions adapted to be secured at to by aseanrextended downward from the the rear of the shoe, 3 said "frontportion upper edge along the center line, thence having an insert joinedthereto by a seam laterally along the side, andthence upward extendeddownward from the upper edge 5 and rearward to the upper edgeofthe-shoe. alongthe center line, thence laterally along 15 8. A shoeincluding front and rear upper the side, and thence upward and rearwardportions, elastics interposed on opposite to the upper edge of the shoe.sides of the shoe between said port-ions, rear- In testimonywvhereof Iaffix my signature. Ward extended covering portions of said 10 frontportion for the elastics includingfas- Y -TEOFIL N. MORGAN.

